Briton
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
one of the Celtic people formerly occupying the southern part of the island of Britain.
Origin of Briton
1Words that may be confused with Briton
- Britain, Briton
Words Nearby Briton
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How to use Briton in a sentence
He was a Briton who’d lived since 1996 in Japan, working as a flight attendant on international flights.
Hundreds of former international flight attendants accuse United Airlines of discrimination | Samanth Subramanian | September 16, 2021 | QuartzAkiyama was sent as a promotional stunt for his television station, while Sharman was sponsored by a consortium of British companies seeking to put the first Briton in space.
How the Inspiration4 Mission Fits Into the Long History of Civilian Space Travel | Olivia B. Waxman | August 9, 2021 | TimeOn board were 149 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one Singaporean, a Malaysian, and one Briton, the airline said.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbdullah Deghayes, an 18-year-old Briton whose uncle reportedly was a detainee at Guantanamo, died fighting in Syria on Monday.
She was also a patriot, a Briton, and a wife, excelling at the arts that each of those categories demand of a person.
How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics | Tunku Varadarajan | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Just before storming the complex the militants ambushed nearby a bus carrying employees and killed a Briton and an Algerian.
He then saw 7-year old Zainab al-Hilli [lying in the recovery position] yards from the car, where the Briton had placed her.
Hiker Recounts Grisly Murder Scene in French Alps | The Telegraph | September 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom that hour dated a new and sterner conception of the task that lay before him and every other Briton in the country.
The Red Year | Louis TracyYou see it for yourself, no Englishman ever shall suspect me, when we shall converse, of being other than a Briton.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe Briton, holding the documents in a pudgy hand, looked at the swift-gestured director with portentous solemnity.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeNo Briton rejoiced more sincerely than this provincial American in the extension of the Empire.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerI repented directly the false step was taken, but, like a true Briton, I was too proud to go back.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
British Dictionary definitions for Briton
/ (ˈbrɪtən) /
a native or inhabitant of Britain
a citizen of the United Kingdom
history any of the early Celtic inhabitants of S Britain who were largely dispossessed by the Anglo-Saxon invaders after the 5th century ad
Origin of Briton
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